InSite: 20th century conflict for 21st century educators

The Brandenburg Gate. Author Sven Gross-Selbeck. licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 License.

Teacher, educator, museum professional, academic?

Wanting new professional challenges, new ideas, new ways of working and networking?

Fascinated by the Cold War and the forces that continue to shape Europe since 1945?

Apply now for a place on InSite 2009, the unique professional development programme from Their Past Your Future at the Imperial War Museum. Includes all-expenses-paid trips to Germany and Hungary, focussing on the impact of conflict in the 20th century.

Go to Their past your future today to find out more.

InSite is a unique professional development opportunity for teachers, educators and museum professionals, or anyone with a professional interest in post-1945 history or the power of learning outside the classroom. It aims to bring together people from diverse backgrounds to experience being a learner again and enable them to go back into their workplaces with new confidence, enthusiasm and subject knowledge.

The programme examines the legacy of the Second World War and the way in which that legacy has influenced the Cold War and the memorialising of conflict in the 20th century. It aims to build confidence in communicating the Cold War, whether in a school, museum or other setting and examine the broader issues involved in teaching any controversial or difficult history.

Participants in past InSite programmes have said:

This was one of the most incredible historical experiences of my life. (History Teacher, Gloucestershire)
It has reinforced the importance of getting the basics right in museums, and it has given me more confidence in arguing for an imaginative approach to our galleries. (Education Officer, National Museums Northern Ireland)
The useful insights of the teachers, museum professionals and academics on the visits have provided great fuel for my own research. (Ph.D student, University of Newcastle)
It has provided me with a wealth of information on the various sites and the dialogue with other members of the team has provided fresh ideas and will continue to do so for some time to come. Many thanks. (Principal Teacher of History, Fife, Scotland)

For more information and to download an application form, visit Their past your future or contact 0207 820 6700 Applications close 27 February 2009

File Attachments

InSite Flyer (1.11 MB PDF document)